Miss International 2021
Miss International 2021, will be the 60th anniversary of the Miss International pageant, to be held in October, 2021 at Pacifico Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand will crown her successor at the end of the event. This will be the second time the pageant has been cancelled since 1966.[1]
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![]() Pacifico Yokohama will be the venue of the 60th Miss International | |
Date | October, 2021[1] |
Venue | Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan |
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In 2020, the Miss International organization decided to change the age limit from 27 to 30 years old.
Background

On January 22, 2020, the Miss International organization announced that the 2020 pageant would be held on October 21, 2020 in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, while the contestants will spend some days in Yokohama. Later on, it was revealed that the 60th anniversary of Miss International will be entirely hosted by the city of Yokohama due to Tokyo being hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual 2020 competition was cancelled, making the second time in the pageant's history has ever cancelled, the first was in 1966 when Long Beach, United States had decided to discontinue the pageant permanently. With the final gala will be held in October 2021 at Pacifico Yokohama, a few months after the now-rescheduled Olympics.[1]
Contestants
As of 17 August 2020, 18 contestants have been selected.
Country/Territory | Delegate | Age | Hometown | Continental Group |
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![]() | Emma Tepaeru Kainuku-Walsh[2] | 26 | Aitutaki | Oceania |
![]() | María Fernanda Aristizábal | 23 | Quindío | Americas |
![]() | Mahyla Roth Benavides[3] | 21 | Cahuita | Americas |
![]() | Natálie Bispékh Kočendová | 20 | Karviná | Europe |
![]() | Iris Yazmín Guerra-Rivera[4] | 24 | Santa Ana | Americas |
![]() | Franky Lynn Aguon Hill[5] | 21 | Chalan Pago-Ordot | Oceania |
![]() | Gabriela Irías Paz-Morgan | 22 | Tegucigalpa | Americas |
![]() | Ayu Saraswati[6][7] | 23 | Denpasar | Asia |
![]() | Chiho Terauchi[8] | 26 | Tochigi | Asia |
![]() | Dinelle Wong Jialat[9] | 23 | Cotai | Asia |
![]() | Nicole Gumira Agius[10] | 25 | Città Victoria | Europe |
![]() | Avakancut Memero[11] | 24 | Port Louis | Africa |
![]() | Yuridia Durán[12] | 22 | Ahuacatlán | Americas |
![]() | Sherly EsmeraldaCasco | 18 | Jinotega | Americas |
![]() | Precious Ngaceng Obisoso | 24 | Sokoto | Africa |
![]() | Viktória Podmanická | 18 | Banská Bystrica | Europe |
![]() | Maritsa Sundall Platis | 19 | South Carolina | Americas |
![]() | Betina-Birahi Margni Vilas[13] | 22 | Montevideo | Americas |
Upcoming national pageants
Several national pageants have been rescheduled due to COVID-19 pandemic for further notice.
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August 17, 2020[14] |
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August 25, 2020[15] |
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August 29, 2020 |
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September 5, 2020 |
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September 19, 2020[16] |
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September 24, 2020[17] |
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September 29, 2020[18] |
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September, 2020[19] |
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October 3, 2020[20] |
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December, 2020[21] |
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June 17, 2021[22] |
Notes
Crossovers
These are the contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:
- 2020:
El Salvador: Iris Yazmínhe Guerra Rivera (Winner)
- Miss Charm
- 2020:
Mexico: Yuridia Durán (TBA)
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